Description

The Palo Alto Networks Firewall Essentials: Configuration and Management (EDU-210) course is five days of instructor-led training that will help you to:

• Configure and manage the essential features of Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls
• Configure and manage Security and NAT policies to enable approved traffic to and from zones
• Configure and manage Threat Prevention strategies to block traffic from known and unknown IP addresses, domains, and URLs
• Monitor network traffic using the interactive web interface and firewall reports

Exclusive to Fast Lane / ITLS:

Additional Palo Alto Labs and extended lab hours after the course

• 2 Palo Alto Networks Firewalls for High Availability Solutions
• Global Protect Remote Access VPN Lab
• Site-to-Site VPN Lab
• Destination NAT Lab
• Captive Portal & User-ID Lab
• Optional Lab for Expedition Tool (BPA)

Learning Objectives

Successful completion of this five-day, instructor-led course should enhance the student’s understanding of how to configure and manage Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls. The student should learn and get hands-on experience configuring, managing, and monitoring a firewall in a lab environment
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Prerequisites

• Participants must be familiar with networking concepts, including routing, switching, and IP addressing.
• Participants also should be familiar with basic security concepts.
• Experience with other security technologies (IPS, proxy, andcontent filtering) is a plus.

Who Should Attend

Security Engineers, Security Administrators, Security Operations Specialists, Security Analysts and Support Staff

Course Outline

• 1 – Palo Alto Networks Portfolio and Architecture
• 2 – Configuring Initial Firewall Settings
• 3 – Managing Firewall Configurations
• 4 – Managing Firewall Administrator Accounts
• 5 – Connecting the Firewall to Production Networks with Security Zones
• 6 – Creating and Managing Security Policy Rules
• 7 – Creating and Managing NAT Policy Rules
• 8 – Controlling Application Usage with App-ID
• 9 – Blocking Known Threats Using Security Profiles
• 10 – Blocking Inappropriate Web Traffic with URL Filtering
• 11 – Blocking Unknown Threats with Wildfire
• 12 – Controlling Access to Network Resources with User-ID
• 13 – Using Decryption to Block Threats in Encrypted Traffic
• 14 – Locating Valuable Information Using Logs and Reports
• 15 – What’s Next in Your Training and Certification Journey
  • Supplemental Materials
  • Securing Endpoints with GlobalProtect
  • Providing Firewall Redundancy with High Availability
  • Connecting Remotes Sites using VPNs
  • Blocking Common Attacks Using Zone Protection